Re: [Boost-users] How to build Boost with VC++ 2013 to target XP/2003 platform?

Programs written in VC++ 2012 or 2013 will only run on Windows XP or Windows 2003 when you choose the 'Windows XP (v120_xp)' toolset option in the IDE.

Is there some way to set this option from Bjam?

P.S. A Stack Overflow user indicated that he got Boost to build under VC++ 2012. I tried his solution under VC++ 2013 but it did not work for some reason completely unknown to me.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27695187/modify-visual-c-vcvars32-bat-to-...

Apparently, VC++ 2012/2013 use the Windows 8 SDK and the solution above causes you to use the Windows 7 SDK which is compatible with XP and Windows 2003.

See the end of http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2012/10/08/windows-xp-targeting-with-... HTH, John.